In an effort to keep things easy, breezy and beautiful, Cover Girl style, the BC will be reading The Black Ships by Jo Graham
As debut books go, I'll reserve my judgement until I reach the last page, and may be less demanding of her than with a more veteran writer. Synopses and reviews online look interesting though with slaves, abandoned ships and Oracles describing fates of the damned. Historical novels make the perfect time machines no? Who needs Back to Future!
PS: Apparently, Wikipedia, my personal Oracle says: Black Ships is the official name given to Western vessels arriving in Japan between the 15th and 19th centuries. The word "black" refers to the black color of the older sailing vessels, and the black smoke from the coal-fired power plants of the American ships.
and the blackness of the foreigners hearts? ha ha
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